Who this course is for:

• Beginner painters who are interested in painting landscapes
• Beginners learning watercolour painting
• Beginners learning the essentials of watercolour painting

What you’ll learn: 

• How to use various watercolour techniques such as wet-in-dry, wet-in-wet, pulling out paint, lifting, splatter, and dry-brush in different contexts
• Understanding water control and mixing in watercolour painting
• How to use different brushes in different circumstances
• How to use perspective to create depth and plan your scene according to a vantage point of your choosing
• How to draw and compose your painting
• How to use complementary colours to create vibrancy and interest in your watercolour paintings
• Learn the essentials of watercolour painting
• How and when to wet your watercolor paper to obtain particular results, such as the appearance of soft clouds
• The importance of timing in watercolors
• How to handle mistakes, building resilience and confidence in your painting

Requirements: 

• No experience required – this course is designed for beginners with no drawing or painting experience

Welcome to Watercolor Essentials: Theory, Mindset And Techniques. In this course, we will be going through the building blocks of watercolor painting. Understanding the steps and processes required to piece together a painting is crucial. Believe it or not, painting begins even before you put your brush to paper!

In this course, we’ll cover all the techniques, theory and processes you’ll need to know in order to paint a beautiful painting. We’ll go through various practice sketches where you will gain confidence before completing an exciting final project together.

Topics covered:

• Water consistency/Color mixing
• Understanding values and color
• Brush control
• Techniques: the 2 essential techniques to know in order to layer effectively
• One Point Perspective crash course
• Composition
• Building confidence
• Handling mistakes, self-limiting thoughts
• Building resilience, persistence
• 7-step Unique watercolor painting process
• Putting everything together to complete a painting

I’m excited to get started, so let’s get painting!

Assignment:

Your course project is to sketch and paint a beach landscape! This can be the scene featured in the final course project video or based on one of your own photographs or scenes you’ve observed outside.

You can also refer to the attached scanned drawing/painting templates. I recommend drawing each scene free hand. Drawing is an important step in improving your painting skills. This provides you with an opportunity to compose and plan your painting. Once you’ve finished the drawing, use the watercolour steps and processes included in the course to complete your painting. 

Materials:

Use any normal or mechanical pencil, watercolour paper, and brushes you have available. I recommend:

• Mechanical pencil (0.5mm)
• 100% cotton watercolour paper or sketchbook
• Student or artist grade watercolour paint (only primary colours required + white gouache)
• Watercolour Brushes – mop brush and a variety of round and flat brushes.

Getting Started:

Review the course demonstrations on watercolour theory, techniques, and drawing first. Complete the practice exercises first. You can also download the tracing templates to transfer over your drawing.

As an additional challenge, research some free reference photo websites and find a reference photo you would like to paint. Using the steps and processes included in this course, create your own unique watercolour painting.

Our Promise to You

By the end of this course, you will have learned the basics of watercolour painting.

10 Day Money Back Guarantee. If you are unsatisfied for any reason, simply contact us and we’ll give you a full refund. No questions asked.

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